Researcher hopes to make gene-editing device safer and more precise
The CRISPR-Cas9 system allows researchers to make changes in a cell's genetic codeCredit: UNTHSC The mere mention of gene editing and DNA altering might conjure...
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Texas Biomed continues testing Ebola therapies and vaccines
September is National Preparedness MonthCredit: Texas Biomed San Antonio, Texas (September 26, 2019) - In mid-August 2019, human clinical trials were halted in the current...
UMD CONSERVE Center leading effort to advance water and food security
A new Environmental Research special issue from the University of Maryland's CONSERVE Center of Excellence addresses how we can achieve water and food security and...
Tracking Alzheimer’s disease pathology in single neuronal cells
Credit: University of Warwick Aggregates of Tau protein in the brain are a hallmark of neurodegeneration, particularly in Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the University of...
Lorenzo now a more organized and powerful hurricane on NASA satellite imagery
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided a full visible image of a strengthening Hurricane Lorenzo in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. On Sept....
Rock-solid climate solutions: Negative emissions technology
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions funds $1.5 million research projectCredit: Ocean Networks Canada/CSSF-ROPOS A team of international researchers plan to turn the greenhouse gas carbon...
Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution
In situ experiment on Great Barrier Reef tests future ocean acidification scenarioCredit: David Kline A team led by David Kline, a staff scientist at the...
Pancreatic cancer discovery reveals how the aggressive cancer fuels its growth
Finding may explain why promising drugs work -- and when they won'tCredit: Dan Addison | UVA A new discovery about pancreatic cancer sheds light on...
Thousands of meltwater lakes mapped on the east Antarctic ice sheet
Credit: Nicholas Bayou, UNAVCO. The number of meltwater lakes on the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is more significant than previously thought, according...
Testing effectiveness of a mobile app for assessment of dementia symptoms
Regenstrief research scientist Daniel Bateman, MD, receives federal award to study technological interventionCredit: Regenstrief Institute A Regenstrief Institute research scientist is testing a novel mobile...
Basking sharks exhibit different diving behavior depending on the season
Credit: Phil Doherty Tracking the world's second-largest shark species has revealed that it moves to different depths depending on the time of year. Basking sharks...
WVU researcher studies gene modulation to ‘bypass evolution,’ prevent blindness
Credit: West Virginia University Genes borrowed from a spider turned Peter Parker into Spiderman. If scientists can use archaea--tiny organisms similar to bacteria--as a source...
New NIH program provides comprehensive treatment for inherited blood and immune diseases
Credit: National Institutes of Health People with inherited diseases of the blood and immune system can now receive treatment at the National Institutes of Health...
The secret of motivation
How neural circuits drive hungry individuals to peak performanceCredit: Anja Friedrich / TUM Success is no accident: To reach your goal you need perseverance. But...
Semen miRNAs could be non-invasive biomarkers for prostate cancer
Credit: IDIBELL Researchers of the Human Molecular Genetics group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Sara Larriba, in collaboration with Dr....
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